Mar 13, 2018 The Real News Network, “US Cowardice Prevents Middle East Peace,” Aaron Maté interviews Ian Williams at the National Press Club during the Israel Lobby and American Policy conference, discussing Williams’ book UNtold: The Real Story of the United Nations in Peace and War and the role of the Israel Lobby and its influence at the United Nations.

Mar 8, 2018 OpenDemocracy, “Fear of forgetting – heroines who changed history,” Victoria Brittain considers the role of women in the struggle for Algerian independence. Discussing Zohra Drif’s Inside the Battle of Algiers, Brittain calls it “a remarkable testimony of the extremely courageous role women played inside the armed wing of the Algerian nationalist movement.”

Mar 7, 2018 War on the Rocks, “Rock the Casbah: Tales of a Female Bomber,” Lincoln Krause reviews Zohra Drif’s “Inside the Battle of Algiers” for the foreign policy publication affiliated with the University of Texas. A longtime intelligence officer, Krause notes that “There are only a handful of narratives published by female members of the FLN, and Drif’s is the only account that has been translated into English.”

Mar 7, 2018 Public Books, “Women of the Algerian Resistance,” review by Anna Jacobs of “Inside the Battle of Algiers.” Calling the book “beautifully translated,” Jacobs observes, “There is no one else who can tell this story of Algerian resistance.” The book “takes us right into this moment of violent resistance.” Jacobs concludes that “Drif’s story of resistance and sisterhood is a must-read reminder of the crimes against humanity that France and other Western nations have committed in the name of empire.”

Mar 4, 2018 El Salto, “Miko Peled: “Israel tiene que ser tratado como un Estado paria”,” Miko Peled is interviewed (Spanish language content) by Carlos Pérez Cruz in the Spanish publication El Salto. The interview touches upon both Peled’s most recent book “Injustice – The Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five,” and “The General’s Son,” which is also available in Spanish under the title “El hijo del general.”

Nov 9, 2017 January Magazine, Book Review: “The War and Environment Reader” by Gar Smith. The review is by Ben Terrall, who calls the book “a valuable resource which should be used to complement the curricula of college and high-school political science and history classes” and also recommends it for “journalists, activists, and general readers concerned about our future.”

Sept 28, 2017 Mondoweiss, “Zohra Drif’s memoir of Algeria’s fight for freedom is stunning,” James North reviews “Inside the Battle of Algiers.” North writes that, “Inside the Battle of Algiers has everything: it is the autobiography of the first part of the life of a remarkable woman; an insight into vital historical events; a first-hand view on the ethics of revolutionary violence; and a page-turning true adventure story.”

Sept 25, 2017 Counterpunch, “Colonialism Never Gives Anything Away for Nothing,” Ron Jacobs reviews “Inside the Battle of Algiers.” Jacobs writes that Drif’s book “stands with texts like George Jackson’s Soledad Brother and Frederick Douglass’ Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass in terms of its honesty and desire for justice.”
He observes that it is also “a study of the tightrope women in movements like Algeria’s Frente Liberacion National (FLN) must sometimes walk.” Jacobs calls it “…an emotionally riveting historical adventure that is both exhilarating and breathtaking.” “Like Gillo Pontecorvo’s masterpiece film The Battle of Algiers, Drif’s memoir is a powerful and unforgettable work.”

Aug 18, 2017 Medium, “What I Heard In the Holy Land,” reflections by Abraham Riesman that include multiple interviews with Mohammad Sabaaneh that touch upon art and politics and ask the question of what a Palestinian superhero character would look like.

June 11, 2017 Graphic Policy, “Review: Baddawi,” The review calls Leila Abdelrazaq’s book a “striking opus to her father …. a coming of age story in a place where war is commonplace …. The art by Abdelrazaq is beautifully incandescent and leaves traces on your heart. Altogether, a heavy yet important take on the lives of refugees that one finds complex and illuminating. Story: 10 Art: 10 Overall: 10 Recommendation: Buy”

May 5, 2017 Al Jazeera Arabic, From Washington – Interview with Mohammad Sabaaneh on his book White and Black: Political Cartoons from Palestine

May 4, 2017 Electronic Intifada, “Mohammad Sabaaneh’s dangerous cartoons,” Marguerite Dabaie reviews White and Black: Political Cartoons from Palestine. Excerpt: “These political cartoons are foremost a form of solidarity with ordinary Palestinians in their daily struggle for survival and ongoing battle for justice. Most of the cartoons are saturated with action and iconography. …every tiny detail is pregnant with meaning.”

April 27, 2017 Foreword Reviews, “Wrestling in the Daylight: A Rabbi’s Path to Palestinian Solidarity,” reviewed by Benjamin Welton. Foreword rating: 5 out of 5 stars. Excerpt: “What makes Wrestling in Daylight truly unique is how unapologetically naked its processes are—an unpolished political confession given in real time. This is an honest look at one man’s attempts to find both peace and justice in a thoroughly unjust world.”

February 8, 2017 Institute for Palestine Studies’ Palestine Square, “Palestinian Cartoonist: ‘Like Cactus, We are Tough and Patient.’.” A review of Mohammad Sabaaneh’s “White and Black” by Khelil Bouarrouj, who writes, “The drawings are striking in their depth, and the vivid faces — comic in structure but evocative in detail — are unforgettable. Sabaaneh demonstrates an extraordinary ability to render the ordinary heroic in its own steadfast way.”